What Does Your Uvula Do?
Ever wonder what that dangling thing in the back of your throat is good for? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow Quick Questions. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks...
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That thing dangling from the back of your throat, wiggling around if you breathe outwith your mouth open… what is it?Assuming you haven’t been invaded by little throat monsters, it’s just your uvula -- meaning“small bunch of grapes” in latin, I guess because that’s kind of what it looks like.That little bundle of flesh at the back of our throats helps with four things that allhappen to start with “S”: swallowing, saliva, speech, and snoring. And humans arethe only mammals that have them.The uvula hangs from the soft palate, the fleshy bit behind the roof of your mouth,which mainly stops food from going up your nose when you swallow.It does this by covering up the nasal passage just as your chomped-up sandwich passes by.Parts of the soft palate produce a...
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That thing dangling from the back of your throat, wiggling around if you breathe outwith your mouth open… what is it?Assuming you haven’t been invaded by little throat monsters, it’s just your uvula -- meaning“small bunch of grapes” in latin, I guess because that’s kind of what it looks like.That little bundle of flesh at the back of our throats helps with four things that allhappen to start with “S”: swallowing, saliva, speech, and snoring. And humans arethe only mammals that have them.The uvula hangs from the soft palate, the fleshy bit behind the roof of your mouth,which mainly stops food from going up your nose when you swallow.It does this by covering up the nasal passage just as your chomped-up sandwich passes by.Parts of the soft palate produce a...
